| Fire destroys trailer in Abington |
| Fri. Feb 19th 2010 |
By Amy Littlefield
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Feb 19, 2010 @ 04:27 AM
ABINGTON —
A fire consumed a camping trailer being used for storage in a wooded area in Abington, a fire official said.
The fire broke out at about 1:40 p.m. Thursday on wooded property behind 209 Rockland St., Capt. Edward ...
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| Patriot Ledger-Letter to the editor for Feb. 18 |
| Thu. Feb 18th 2010 |
The Patriot Ledger
Posted Feb 18, 2010 @ 06:57 AM
QUINCY —
Firefighters didn’t play politics on Abington fire
The editorial ?Public safety not compromised,? which was in the Sunday edition of this newspaper, was wrong both in context and its inception.
The editorial was in response to Allan...
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| Abington home uninhabitable after fire |
| Tue. Feb 9th 2010 |
By Allan Stein
Enterprise Correspondent
Posted Feb 09, 2010 @ 01:22 AM
Last update Feb 09, 2010 @ 01:28 AM
ABINGTON —
A family of four is homeless after fire gutted their ranch house at 95 Hersey Lane on Monday afternoon.
Fire Capt. David Farrell said a resident reported the fire at 3:45 p.m...
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| Abington predicts $1.5 million deficit for next year’s budget Town (anticipates a 10 percent reduction in state aid) |
| Wed. Jan 20th 2010 |
By Allan Stein
ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT
Posted Jan 20, 2010 @ 03:44 AM
ABINGTON —
Officials are projecting a $1.5 million budget shortfall for the next fiscal year because of potentially deep cuts in state aid.
Interim Town Manager Dori R. Jamieson said the town is looking at a possible 10 pe...
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| Person transported to hospital after chase in Abington |
| Tue. Jan 19th 2010 |
ENTERPRISE STAFF WRITER
Posted Jan 19, 2010 @ 08:18 PM
Last update Jan 19, 2010 @ 09:47 PM
ABINGTON —
The Abington Fire Department transported a 28-year-old man under police custody to South Shore Hospital with non-life threatening injuries after a chase in the area of Central and Washington str...
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| Abington fire chief applies for $400K federal grant |
| Fri. Dec 25th 2009 |
By Allan Stein
ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT
Posted Dec 25, 2009 @ 10:12 PM
ABINGTON —
Fire Chief Arthur H. Pelland said he is hopeful the department will receive about $400,000 in federal grant money next year to hire five firefighters.
Pelland said he recently applied for the three-year Staffing...
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| Fire substation closure will increase response times to south Abington-ENTERPRISE |
| Wed. Nov 18th 2009 |
By Allan Stein
ENTERPRISE CORRESPONDENT
Posted Nov 18, 2009 @ 03:18 AM
ABINGTON —
South Abington residents can expect fire and medical emergency response to take an additional 4 to 8 minutes because of the closing of the fire substation in that part of town, Fire Chief Arthur H. Pelland said.
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| Abington police, fire departments feeling effects of rejected override- Abington Mariner |
| Wed. Nov 18th 2009 |
ABINGTON -
The recent rejection of an override proposal in Abington means one thing—cuts to all departments in town. And while much has been said about cuts to the school department, public safety officials are stressing their departments are now feeling the effects of the economic pinch.
At the...
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| Abington fire Station 2 closes- Enterprise |
| Tue. Nov 17th 2009 |
The Enterprise
Posted Nov 17, 2009 @ 01:50 AM
ABINGTON —
The fire station covering the southern section of town closed Monday due to budget cuts.
Fire Chief Arthur H. Pelland said the economic crisis forced him to close Station 2 at 5 Rockland St. The station was built in 1973.
The closing ...
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| Abington closes one of town's two firehouses |
| Mon. Nov 16th 2009 |
WATCH VIDEO- http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO129788/
ABINGTON, Mass. -- One of the two Abington fire houses closed Monday leaving only one fire house in town
Response times will now take longer, but the fire chief says the department is simply out of options.
"We're the tip of...
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